The rate of unemployment can serve as an indicator of how well families and individuals are managing their own circumstances. High unemployment rates often mean a dependency on benefits and welfare to get by.
The data values reported form the baseline for this indicator and are sourced from www.stats.govt.nz The data is for the whole of Otara Papatoetoe Local Board area and not contained to Otara only
The qualitative story behind the baseline is sourced from Group Think through the following hui:
What's helping to reduce the reported level of unemployment for Otarians
What's not helping to reduce the reported level of unemployment for Otarians
Organisation/Place/Street Name | Contact Name and Role | Contribution This Organisation or Person Offers |
MSD Community Investment | ||
Marae | Work experience, community belonging | |
TYLA Nurseries | Nooroa Rogers | Community garden plants |
NZ Police | Leon, Snr Sgt Mike Schmidt | Refer youth at risk |
Churches - PIC, Hope, SDA DB | Paster Paul - Community Patster | Voluntary work, networking |
HNZC | Billie-Jo Paratene - Actg Area Manager Otara HNZC | Work experience |
WINZ | Work Broker | |
Employment Agencies | Personnel recruitment | |
CYFs | Mark Postow - Site Manager | |
WINZ | Rex Manson - Service Centre Manager | Can provide data on job availability, Services for building financial capability |
CRN (Pacific Vision Aotearoa) | Kathleen Ng Shui | Connect TYLA to CRV Connect with Henry from flourish |
Accelerating Aotearoa and Ko Awatea | Judy Speight - CEO Bridget Amour - Project lead | Deliver the Local Employment Access Project (LEAP) connecting local people to roles at CMH |
TROW Group | ||
ACC | Kathleen - Advisor | Connections to to work for disabled people |